A tale of Government waste

by John on March 18, 2010
in Politics

By Myles Peterson

Midway through last year I was head-hunted by the federal Department of Health and Ageing to write speeches for their ministers - a surprise as I had no experience or qualifications. As far as the department was aware, my limited skills were derived from reviewing video games for The Canberra Times. Read more..

The hospital cure: more spin doctors

by John on March 9, 2010
in Health, Politics

WHAT is wrong with our health-care system? Too few doctors and nurses? Not enough allied health-care professionals ? Not enough hospitals, hospital beds and operating theatres? Not enough equipment? Not enough money? Read more..

The people like Barnaby

by John on February 26, 2010
in Politics

Having been shown to be wrong on the public reaction to the election of Tony Abbott as leader and opposition to the ETS, the commentariat has decided that Barnaby Joyce as finance shadow is a barnacle on the Coalition. Read more..

Eating fruit

by John on February 17, 2010
in Health

You may think eating fruit is as simple as hopping down to the fruit and vegie section of Coles, taking it home, cutting it up and popping it into your mouth. It’s not as easy as that. It’s important to know how and when to eat fruit. Read more..

This is a disgrace…

by John on February 10, 2010
in That's life

The discrimination police are so short of business that they’ll take up the complaint of the very hate-merchants they’re meant to police. Read more..

Political nonsense

by John on February 9, 2010
in Politics

I had never been remotely interested in politics until late in 2009 when Prime Minister Kevin Rudd attempted to pass his Emissions Trading Scheme through the Senate. Read more..

Relationship milestones

by John on February 1, 2010
in That's life

Before dreaming about “happily ever after” with your true love, there are some significant relationship milestones to manoeuvre through. These milestones can be used to guage how the relationship is progressing, whether you are both feeling the same way, and how well you understand each other. Read more..

Climate scam shakeup

by John on January 26, 2010
in Climate scam

Ever since the Climategate scandal, the mainstream media have been very quiet on global warming. Climategate involves scientists who tried to hide the truth that the world was cooling, and was revealed in hacked emails from The East Anglia Research Centre in the UK.  The reason for the coverup was because they were receiving huge Government grants to come up with evidence that the globe was warming, caused by man-made CO2 emissions. Read more..

The ethical bachelor

by John on January 20, 2010
in Lifestyle

She calls around and he says, “I really need to concentrate on my surfing just now. You were overseas on business, what was I supposed to do?” Have single men no ethics these days? Enter the ethical bachelor. Read more..

In the public interest

by John on January 20, 2010
in Lifestyle

Making a spectacle of yourself has become the norm with people sharing their private lives in public. Read more..

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